Some useful tips before, during and after the IMEX 2008
Some useful tips before, during and after the IMEX Trade Fair in Frankfurt
Do you need to escape the hustle and bustle of the IMEX fair grounds to meet your client for lunch but still stay within walking distance to get back to your next appointment? Our destination specialists based in Frankfurt will assist in providing any services you may need before, during and after the fair.
Are you looking for a restaurant to have lunch outside the fair grounds with your colleague or a client? We recommend the following:
• Mediterraneo Da Cimino, Frankfurt - Messe, Platz der Einheit 1 – Located very close to the main entrance of the fair. High class Italian cuisine.
• Restaurant Siessmayer offers a modern ambiance with a beautiful terrace overlooking the Botanical Park. This restaurant offers French cuisine and is well known for its delicious homemade pastries – a lovely place for an afternoon tea!
• The Orfeos Erben located on the Hamburger Allee, which is about five minutes walking distance from the main entrance of the fair. "Off the beaten track", it offers international bistro kitchen with a small garden terrace.
• Brasseri Ici, in the Hotel Marriott, two minutes walking distance from the main entrance of the fair. It offers French brasserie cuisine with attractive lunch offers "Le Menu Vite"
Are you looking for a venue where you can meet your clients or colleagues for an apéro after the fair? We recommend the following:
• Restaurant & Lounge Frankfurter Botschaft - hip and trendy location with artificial beach by the river.
• “Ich Weiss”, trendy lounge/bar/restaurant decorated all in white where the younger crowds meet.
• Long Island Summer Lounge, beach club on the rooftop of a multi-storey car park.
• Bar & Lounge Riz, retro bar in the city centre
Are you looking for a venue to wine and dine your clients, or simply unwind with your colleagues after a long day at the fair?
Our recommendations for restaurants close to the fair open for dinner:
• Villa Merton – neo classical Villa situated in the diplomats quarter, awarded a 1* Michellin
• Surf`n Turf, the ultimate steak house!
• Restaurante La Boveda, Spanish restaurant with an authentic atmosphere
• Villa Leonhardi, neo classical mansion with high class Italian cuisine and a terrace overlooking the Botanical Garden.
Our recommendations for restaurants located in the city centre:
• Restaurant Holbeins – a modern and trendy implant of the Staedel Museum
• Restaurant Opera – located in the Old Opera in baroque style and boasts a festive ambience.
• Gourmet Restaurant Villa Merton – colonial style and Michellin star cuisine.
• The Ivory Club - colonial atmosphere, first class Indian colonial cuisine.
Our recommendations for local German restaurants located in the city:
• Schuch’s Restaurant, specialised in everything which can be made with an apple! Rustic traditional restaurant
• Apfelwein Wagner, cider tavern with big platters of German meat
• Wieland Stubb, good German kitchen
• Brewery Paulaner at the Cathedral, Bavarian kitchen and homemade beer
Are you finished with dinner but not in the mood to go back to your lonely hotel room? We recommend the following bars and cubs in Frankfurt:
• Diamonds&Pearls, cocktailbar in the city centre
• King Kamehameha Suite, trendy bar and restaurant in a villa in the city centre
• Sansibar Roof Garden, Jade Club, King Kamehameha Club - all three within walking distance from each other in the trendy Easten Part of the city
• Cocoon Club, for the techno junkies, this is your paradise!
Are you looking for a venue to hold a client event during the fair? We recommend the following:
• Holbeins, stylish, modern and trendy venue. Located by the river bank with a very nice garden area. Max 200 pax.
• Japan Center, very stylish, modern and trendy building. Located in the city’s financial district, it offers a beautiful view from the 25th floor onto the city. Max 80 pax
• African Lodge, Frankfurt/ Kronberg. Overlooking the zoos savannah areal. From 80 to 160 pax.
• Apfelwein (Apple Tavern) Wagner. Rustic with very hearty Hessian kitchen. Max 120 pax.
• Hofgut Neuhof, rustic manor house next to a golf club. Max 150 pax.
Are you seeking a conference room where you can hold your sales meeting close to the fairgrounds? We recommend the following:
• Hotel Marriott: This 5 star hotel located 10 minutes walking distance from the IMEX fairgrounds offers 15 different meeting rooms, with the largest meeting room offering more than 700 sqm.
• Hotel Radisson: This hotel offers a selection of seven meeting rooms close to the fairgrounds.
Are you still looking for accommodation at IMEX? Here are our recommendations:
Hotel recommendations located close to the fair:
• Maritim 5*
• Marriott 5*
• Radisson SAS 4*+
• Mövenpick 4*
• Flemings Hotel 4*
Hotel recommendations located in the city centre:
• West In Grand 5*
• Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Grand Hotel 5*
• Hotel Hilton 5*
• nh Frankfurt City 4*
• Lindner Hotel Main Plaza 4*
Hotel recommendations located close to the train station:
• Metropolitan Hotel 5*
• Le Meridien Park Hotel 5*
• The Pure Design Hotel 4*
• Inter City Hotel 3*
Hotel recommendations located close to the airport:
• Sheraton Hotel and Towers 5*
• Le Meridien Park Hotel 5*
• The Pure Design Hotel 4*
• Inter City Hotel 4*
How to get to the IMEX Fair grounds?
From the airport
• Located approximately 15 km away from the fair grounds. It shouldn’t take you more than 25 minutes to reach the fair by taxi. Instruct the taxi driver to take you to “Messe Frankfurt, Halle 8”
• An airport shuttle will be in operation during the exhibition
• If you wish to take the public transport: Take the S-Bahn Line S8 and S9 from the airport to the Frankfurt main train station (Hauptbahnhof). From the main train station it is only a few minutes walking distance to reach the fair grounds.
From the train station
• Take the train to the Frankfurt main train station (Hauptbahnhof)
• By foot: The fair is located about 15 minutes walking distance from the fair
• By tram: Board line 16 at the stop located on the square in front of the station. Get off at the stop marked Festhalle/ Messe
• By underground: take line U4 from the Frankfurt main station direction Bockenheimer Warte. Get off at the stop marked Messe/Festhalle (1 stop). Enter the fairgrounds through the main entrance next to the Maritim Hotel. Follow the signs to the Forum. A free shuttle bus service will run between the Forum and Hall 8 during show hours.
• By S-bahn: From the Frankfurt main station with the suburban train (S-Bahn) lines S3, S4, S5 and S6 (2 stops). Get off at the stop marked “Messe”, entrance Torhaus. Follow the signs to Hall 8
By car
• Follow the “Messe” signs and take the exit marked “Westkreuz Frankfurt”. The overhead signs will guide you to the fairgrounds
• Take the second exit at the roundabout
• Follow the signs marked “Messe Frankfurt – Tor 11”
• The porter at Gate 11 will provide parking information
Please note: Between 17:00 and 18:30 you can expect longer waiting times for taxis, as everyone will be leaving the fair!
Do you have some free time during or after the fair? We recommend visiting the following:
• Varieté Tigerpalast - Let yourself be enchanted by a variety of different acrobatic shows of this day and age. Also well known for its Michelin star at the Tiger Restaurant. This venue also welcomes groups
• Museum Schirn - Female Impressionists with art pieces Morisot Cassatt Gonzales Bracquemond
• English Speaking Theatre, “The Death Trap” A Comedy Thriller by Ira Levin
• Alte Oper Frankfurt, 22.04.08 The Spanish Harlem Orchestra
• Night of the Frankfurt Museums, all museums are open until 02:00am from the 26th to the 27th April 2008
Please contact us for further information:
Mrs Eva Hoffmann
Kuoni Destination Management
Conference & Touring GmbH
Martin-Luther-Strasse 5, D-60316 Frankfurt
Phone +49 (69) 94 31 84 0
Fax +49 (69) 94 31 84 10
www.kuoni-dmc.com
